injuries. the bus sustained significant damage but nobody on board was injured. the driver of the sec is fighting to stay alive at this hour. the other part -- of the suv is fighting to stay alive at this hour. the other part of this story is traffic. game preserve is closed for its entire length. police tell us it will stay this way for many more hours through rush-hour. if you are hearing this and you have not left yet they are suggesting you go 28 270 or even 355 as alternates. they need to document what happened here and the crash team will be here for several more hours. >> thank you. of course, we are keeping a close eye on the weather tonight because the winter storm that hit the midwest continues its path east. >> so far, it appears we dodged another bullet here.

doug joins us with a word on what to expect from here on out. >> we are seeing a little freezing, drizzly mist and a couple of areas of sleet. to tell you the truth, not much happened outside the weather center anywhere else. doppler radar shows patches of freezing rain, but by and large there is not a problem and we do not expect a problem through the evening hours. the areas of storm in this kind of split depauperatapart quickly. the energy agreement got zapped out of that midwestern storm -- pretty much got zapped out of that midwestern storm. there could be a touch of freezing rain or drizzle. that is about it. temperatures may actually rise a

few degrees through evening hours with just spot the rain or a brief wintery makes. overnight, debitors will get up more into the mid-30 -- temperatures will get more into the mid-30's. all things considered, we are doing all right. >> winter weather has gripped a major section of the country. people in the plain states through the great lakes are dealing with the after effects of another major storm that has dumped at least half a foot on places like chicago. many commuters turned treacherous this morning. snow was blamed for these 100 car crashes and four deaths. weather conditions also wreaked havoc at the cleveland airport today. united airlines jet skidded off the runway this morning. the flight was attempting to land from fort lauderdale when

it skidded off the runway and ended up in a grassy area. no one was hurt. passengers were bused from the plane to the tournament. >> this has caused a domino effect at airports all over the country as flights are either canceled or delayed. as you can imagine, that is causing some frustration in our area airports. >> just to show you how fast those dominoes can fall, i just checked the flight board inside the airport a couple of minutes ago. a good one-third of all the flight scheduled to arrive tonight are late. >> we have been here since last night. >> flight after flight coming into or out of reagan is delayed or canceled. the source of the problem is in the midwest. a huge winter storm strangle the

number of airports. this is the scene in kansas, a jet stock in the snow. -- stock in the snow. >> we were just lucky to get here today. >> my brother is 12 and he wanted to see how many cards you could find on the side of the road before we got to they he did cars he could find on the side of the roar before we got to the airport. he found more than 50. >> we were supposed to have a direct flight to washington, d.c. this morning. it was tcanceled. >> he has a three-hour wait here. his flight was delayed because this plane is stock in the snow in ohio. >> that is how this goes. we depend on the airports and airlines to get us places, and most times it works. >> over the past 24 hours, more

than two thousand flights have been delayed or canceled across the country. the airport hardest hit is in chicago, of but there are also problems in atlanta, new york, dallas and here. >> there were some frightening moments earlier today at reagan. a gauge malfunctions sent rescue crews on alert but the flight did land without incident. >> we are now one week from the mandatory cuts brought on by sequestration. for many, the impact is already being felt at work and in their bottom lines. jeff joins us from arlington with that story. >> in this part of crystal city is a strip of mostly independently owned bars

restaurants and shops, all of which depend on government workers for business. right now those workers are nervous and frustrated, and they are not alone. in parts of virginia close to the capital, there is some acceptance of dysfunction across the river. >> washington is going to be washington. >> he owns this restaurant, where the majority of business comes from government workers. last year, business was booming. this year, the reservation book is wide-open thanks to the threat of furloughs and pay cuts. >> it is going to hit a lot of people. >> he knows what he is talking about. he has spent the past several months preparing workers for the worst. >> if our efforts when to

creating jobs instead of planning for sequestration we could save a lot that way. >> just when we are starting to get back on our feet again, this is really lacking as back down again in a big way. >> he knows the feeling. >> i hope the light bulb goes on over the head and they make the right decision. >> another element of uncertainty is not knowing just what the cuts will be or how they will look. agencies are having a hard time planning for the future. the same can be said for businesses and families. >> we now know what caused a deadly house fire in glen gardner, maryland. flames swept through the home yesterday, killing three people.

firefighters say an electrical problem calused the fire. a man and two children were killed. and 11-year-old girl was critically injured and a woman and her daughter suffered minor injuries. >> timothy was a teacher at an elementary school. according to charging documents he fondled students and tried to force them to fondle him in return. parents expressed shock. >> this is devastating. you trust them. when you bring your kids to school, you trust they will take care of your kids. if that is not happening who else can you trust? >> we went to his home to get his side of the story, but no one answered the door.

>> police have arrested a woman suspected of robbing two banks just 17 minutes apart earlier this month. she faces federal charges in both of these cases. police say she first robbed a pnc bank on wisconsin avenue, then minutes later rob a bank of america on connecticut avenue. videos showed she wore a bandage on her face and was covered head to toe in outerwear. >> a dramatic day in court as the south african reis are accused of killing his girlfriend on valentine's day was set free on bail. stacy has reaction to the decision. >> oscar pistorius is free -- for now. after a nearly two our verbal dissection of the case against the runner, bail was set at around $112,000.

he said prosecutors failed to prove that historians -- that oscar pistorius would be a flight risk. oscar pistorius cannot return to his home. he must surrender his passport, report to police by weekly and refrain from consuming alcohol. in a statement, the runner's uncle said -- the case has captivated people in his hometown. >> people say he should be put to the sword. >> although oscar pistorius is for now a free man, he is not free from the questions and curiosities that will follow him

in the months leading up to trial. >> also tonight, lance armstrong's legal troubles are growing. the justice department has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against the disgraced cyclist. the suit accuses the team's management of defrauding the federal government of millions of dollars because they knew about his drug use and did not do anything about it. >> coming out, a shootout in the las vegas strip. who police believe was the intended target.

>> abc 7 is going hollywood for the academy awards. after months of speculation this sunday we will find out who

will take home the oscar. >> we have ideas about who might be taking it home. arch and sundaycynee are enjoying the glamour of the red carpet. >> we are looking at temperatures of close to 70 degrees. it is amazing. >> they put the red carpet down early. we are standing in the middle of hollywood boulevard. >> you would not recognize it though. >> it has always been a nice street, especially when the carpet is down. >> absolutely. what is interesting this year is that there are tied into the washington, d.c. area a number of films being honored. >> "zero dark thirty," "argo."

sunday night, look for a former cia operative to be on stage with a group excepting the oscar for best picture. tony mendez's story became "argo," the story of a spy who makes a fake movie to help free hostages. tony mendez retired from the cia in 1990 to devote full-time to his first love, art. he paints in a studio in rural maryland. is that our test's i've what made you so good in your --

artist's eye what made you so good in your years at the cia? >> i would say it is the unstable mentality of the artist. you have to make it up as you go along. >> most expect "argo" to win on oscar night. tony says he will go on stage to accept along with producer, ben affleck. >> if they do not invite me, i will invite myself. >> tony mendez, the spy who came in from the cold to walk oscar's read carpet. >> you know, tony mendez retired from the cia to become an artist. he says all the attention to the movie has been great for his artwork. in fact, he sold his most expensive painting recently.

>> what a wide spectrum of talent he has. there is a wide variety of people here in los angeles this weekend. >> every weekend, actually. >> true, but this week and in particular. we have talked to people from australia, germany the uk who say that the oscars is as big for them as it is for us. we are going to talk about some of the excitement surrounding hollywood's biggest night tonight at 11:00. >> we are going global. >> that is how we do. >> we want to remind you guys that it is cold and dreary here, so enjoy the weather. >> we are soaking it in. >> that's right. >> have fun. >> i am going to be so mad if arch comes back with a tan. we will have a complete look at

what to expect from the oscars in the red carpet special tonight at 8:00. >> we have a little rain, a little sleet, a little mess on our hands, but nothing terrible. we will have improving weather over the weekend. sunday is the better of the two days by far. that is about all. temperatures have risen a degree or two over the past hour. we are not worried about any precipitation. i will show you where there is lingering concern. no rain reported in frederick. we are currently at 30 degrees. we want to show this to you. what you will see on the outer rim of our doppler radar -- these are areas of rain shower.

in the areas where it is 30 degrees or below, there is potential for freezing drizzle or freezing rain. that is what we are dealing with. the only real concern, by definition, is to the north and west, where there is a winter weather advisory. but there is no precipitation. but if there are results, it could freeze, so that is the reason -- if it does drizzle, it could freeze, so that is the reason for the winter weather advisory. we will hold steady with a little spotty rain or drizzle and the possibility of a wintry mixed north and west of the city later tonight. temperatures are cold, but not

terribly cold in new york, 36 degrees. 34 in boston. what is happening in the atmosphere is that big blizzard fell apart into nothing. the energy is in the southern stream of the jet and that is going to intensify tomorrow a along the outer banks. this area of low pressure will develop. there is the potential of seeing some rain here. again, the energy is going to form of off the coast later tonight. it looks like we will get some rain around the region tomorrow. the steady stream will be south and east of here and out of here by midday. we will finally get some clearing on sunday with temperatures well into the 40's. not a terrible picture. 36 degrees with some drizzle

late 29tonight. check out the next seven days. a little promise of milder temperatures sunday and monday. no showers tuesday but a cold front. partly cloudy skies through most of next week with temperatures mostly in the 40's. >> thank you. >> still to come here, the type of car you drive could cost you more money in virginia. >> plus, the vatican announces what could be the first change once pope benedict xv steps down.

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quakes in the coming days, the world will focus on the vatican. >> the preparations for the conclave are already under way. suzanne kennedy joins us to tell us about the preparations. >> these are the final days the archbishop will be in washington, d.c. he is spending them in prayer and reflection. he offers praise as he

celebrates one of his last masses before leaving for the vatican. today, the archbishop of marked the feast of st. peter at the cathedral of saint matthew. during his homily, the cardinal reflected on the shock many catholics experienced when they learned pope benedict xvi was stepping down. >> we are able to recognize that our holy father's action speaks to us of his greatness. >> this is the first time in modern history a pope has resigned. it is also the first time the cardinal will help pick the successor. he will be one of the 11 cardinals who will participate in the conclave. >> we will be discerning what is it to the holy spirit is asking of us.

>> the cardinal will spend time this week praying as he prepares to head to rome. >> a big part of this is simply being quiet and letting the spirit tops -- talk to your heart. >> the cardinal will also celebrate mass on sunday. he leaves for rome late sunday afternoon. >> one more note, in less than a week the pope's official twitter account will go off line. it will be closed next thursday when the pope steps down. vatican radio says the twitter handle will leave behind some two million followers. the vatican is silent on whether the new pope might reopen the account. >> coming up, ms. behavior inside the fbi. -- misbehavior inside the fbi.

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national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the virginia general assembly is tackling a major overhaul. >> steven is monitoring the situation from the news room. >> this measure passed the state house with republicans split and democrats lined up solidly behind it. just moments ago, legislators adjourned to take up this measure on another date. >> a new way to pay for rundown roads -- for fixing rundown roads. the biggest difference, a tax on gas. wholesalers would get hit with a 3.5% tax. that should bring the price at the pump down by a nickel a gallon, but does anyone believe the savings will be passed to

consumers? >> of course not. i don't think so. >> the new legislation directs more sales tax to roads. >> everything else is going up. what are you really saving? >> i don't think that is a fair shake. that is apples and oranges. >> it will cost you more to title a car and if you buy a hybrid, you have to pay a $100 fee. >> that is a disincentive for people to buy these cars. >> if the senate eventually gets on board the bill will go to the governor. bob macdonald put it at the top of the agenda. he is staking his legacy on the passage of this measure. >> thank you. the term drive in pharmacy took on a new meaning at one rite

aid. take a look. authorities say the suv hit the building around 1:00 this afternoon after the driver accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brakes. no one was injured. time to check on the traffic situation now. >> we're seeing delays on 395 southbound past washington boulevard. our big problem is westbound 66 near the dulles connector. a bus is overturned. traveling the interlude across the legion bridge, we are seeing delays as you cross the bridge headed toward the 270. some additional delays toward georgia ave. those delays will pick up again passed route 50. the earlier accident activity

has been cleaned up. the outer loop is also seeing delays around pennsylvania avenue heading toward 50. 270 northbound, delays headed toward montrose road. also a report of a crash on the eastbound great seneca highway. that is a popular alternate because of the accident on clopper. >> a major commuter route is shutdown in germantown after a serious accident involving in montgomery county school bus and a a an suv. the bus driver and students from the elementary school were not hurt, the three people were taken to the hospital including the driver of the suv, who is in critical condition. investigators say whether was a factor. >> oscar pistorius the olympian accused of murdering his

girlfriend, is free on bail. the judge set bail at about $112,000. he said prosecutors failed to prove oscar pistorius would be a flight risk. >> the weather is having a domino effect at airports throughout the country. hundreds of flights have been canceled or delayed. some of the hardest-hit areas include kansas city, st. louis and chicago. >> i spoke with diane sawyer about what is planned for her news program tonight. >> you are going to be watching the oscars, i know, and we know across the country people are going to be asking why movie tickets are so expensive. we have a real money investigation showing how to save lots of cash -- i mean lots -- when your family heads to the

movie theater. >> and a member of your family is back. >> she sure is. everybody knows that rabin is back after her bone marrow transplant. she is going to discuss how to find strength you did not know you had. >> you can watch those stories and more tonight on world news coming up after the abc 7 news at 6:00. >> tonight, here is something you do not want to miss. our own and arch campbell and cynne simpson are in hollywood. their red carpet special premieres at 8:00, followed by a shark tank and then 20/20. >> 7 is on your side with a look at some things you might not

need as medical costs soared. doctors recommend not giving routine cat scans to children with minor head injuries, and not inducing labor or giving cesarean sections before 39 weeks, and not doing an annual pap smear if you are under 35. >> coming out, details about life inside the fbi including check fraud. >> plus, people dead in a shootout on the las vegas strip. >> coming up at 6:00, and new development in the case against george zimmerman.

>> tonight, we are learning more details about the deadly

shooting in the las vegas strip. >> as you are about to see from this music video the rapper is seen driving through the streets and rapping about shooting guns. >> this fireball that lit up the las vegas strip is where police say two innocent lives were lost thursday morning. the deaths were the result of a fiery crash that was the side effect of a deadly shooting. >> our lives will be forever changed by this tragedy and by the violence these men created on the streets. >> that violence police say, began just after 4:00 a.m. when a group of men inside a black range rover pulled up beside the maserati. a barrage of bullets was unloaded. clutch was killed. the car swerved into oncoming traffic and slammed into a taxicab.

tonight, family members are in shock. >> he had three kids. he had a little baby girl that we just celebrated. >> now in a nationwide manhunt is on for the man inside the range rover. police believe the gunfire was the result of an argument that began in sidon area casino and that the suspects were armed and dangerous -- inside the area casino and that the suspects were armed and dangerous. >> right now las vegas police are retrieving surveillance video from nearby hotels as they continued to search for the gunmen. >> thank you. up next, a new weapon in the fight against breast cancer. who is eligible to use it? >> first though, a man who lost

his son to gun violence step

>> a coffee shop is the latest battleground in the debate over guns in america. >> as kimberly cedars reports tonight, one father's position might surprise you. >> his son was killed by gang members, right in the front yard. now he stands in defense of second amendment rights with a coalition opposed to gun control. >> what the cure is is freedom and personal responsibility. it is not more laws. >> exercising the freedom to carry guns openly. >> springfield, 1911. >> he wants to get rid of gun- free zones. >> this happened here, this

happened there. i think those would stop if more good people. guns. >> they spread the message using two dollar bills. >> i just smile and keep walking. you cannot convince every one of your opinion. >> you can hear a driver shout shame at the group. >> it made me a little uncomfortable. i did not know what was going on. >> just down the road, you have what has become a bimonthly protest in front of nra headquarters. the group was formed in response to the tragedy of sandy hook. >> a man convicted of animal

cruelty in the death of two kittens has been sentenced. he will spend180 180 days in jail. he declined the kittens in a friend's home. the kittens ultimately died from infection after the crude procedure. >> a new drug has been approved to treat breast cancer. it targets tumor cells while sparing healthy ones. researchers say the drug is an important step forward because it delivers more medication while reducing the unpleasant side effects of chemotherapy. the fda specifically approved the drug for patients with advanced breast cancer. >> let's check and see what is coming up tonight. >> tonight at 6:00, a rising

star in the d.c. government is now facing jail time. a guilty plea from former homeland security employee milicent west. the white house says the impact of the sequester airport is going to be worse than thought. and thank you for letting me use the spare room here. >> we spare no expense. >> let's take another look at the weather. >> cloudy and damp, 33 degrees here in arlington. across the area, debitors are similar. this camera is at the st. thomas aquinas foolproof pin in woodbridge. -- school in woodbridge. patchy light rain and drizzle.

if the temperature drops below 31 degrees there could be areas of concern. because of that, there is a winter weather advisory in the areas in purple. here is what we are going to do temperature-wise, hold steady where we are. incidental amounts of spotty, light rain with just the chance of a wintry mix. future cast shows a developing coastal storm tomorrow with rain, but i give it a 50-50 chance that it will bring rain. it will be rather cloudy. temperatures will be well above freezing in the 40's. sunshine and milder temperatures are on track to the area. sunday and monday bring another

chance of showers. >> thank you very much. we have a big weekend of college basketball. >> if this does not get too excited, i do not know what does. two schools will play in tomorrows monster game. more than 35,000 fans will jam into the sold out dome. this is historically one of the biggest rivalries in college basketball. huge players. with syracuse leading the league this is the end of an arab. -- an era. >> it is no secret about that.

what the series has meant to both institutions and to our conference. >> we're excited to go up there. >> maryland is not bad and that is also separating. tgif. it is friday and time for friday follies. these people are spending two days tailgating in exchange for a t-shirt. this fan can win a car. he has one shot. he does it. second time a fan has won a car at one of those games. this cheerleader does a handspring and bang. she is 21-years old.

this is our shot of the week and our friday fun follies. >> she gets no car? >> no car, but she gets recognition on abc 7. what is better than that? >> she should get a bicycle or a scooter or something. >> coming out next, some surprising revelations from the fbi. >> we will tell

>> one of the world's most famous law enforcement agencies has its problems, just like any job. >> rebecca cooper has details. >> these confidential documents report on fbi employees be hating -- behaving badly.

is a confidential list of who did what and what consequences they face. the internal fbi documents from 2012 and 2013 were obtained by cnn. some of the misdeeds of listed included an employee you hit a recording device in a supervisor's -- who hid a recording device and a supervisor's office and a supervisor who repeatedly committed check fraud. in each case, the penalty was dismissal. >> we have seen a rash of sext ing cases and people misusing their blackberries. we were hoping that getting the message out would teach people that you cannot do this stuff. >> while the release of the report is embarrassing, the fbi actually has one of the lowest rates of misconduct at any federal agency and lower rates

than the private sector. but look of these cases that did not lead to dismissal. one employee was charged with assault and battery. that employee got a 45-day suspension. another employee female nude photographs of herself to her ex-boyfriend wife. when she failed to seize contact, her penalty was a 10 day suspension. as we said the fbi has lower rates of bad behavior d. and other federal agencies and the private sector, -- than other federal agencies and the private sector, but given the nature of the work they do, there is little room for bad behavior at the agency. >> abc's seven news at 6:00 starts right now. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side.

>> we are just one week away from the sequestration deadline when the budget cuts will go into effect. everything from the nation's food supply to air travel can be affected. >> today, the white house warned the impact at the airport could be worse than predicted. >> with $600 million in fha cuts looming, the white house says be prepared for longer lines at security and customs. some airports may even have to close temporarily as workers are expected to be furloughed. >> the frustration of waiting in airports in three lines can drive people to take extreme -- in airport security lines can drive people to take extreme measures. >> i just drove to california. >> earlier